College graduation ceremonies have become one big grievance, but not against any particular person ... the grads are railing against THE MACHINE, and it's dividing members of Congress.
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Charlie got Rep. Pat Ryan Thursday on Capitol Hill, and he fully understands why college grads are pissed off at A.I. -- they studied their asses off for 4 years, and the jobs they were banking on are just disappearing.
The Congressman from New York says it's yet another case of big money, A.I. techies rigging the deck in their favor at the expense of everyone else. Ryan's pushing a national service program to teach young people enduring skills like military service, firefighting and such ... and the techies should foot the bill.
Spencer Pratt has nailed down another huge supporter ... because Erika Kirk's backing him -- though she won't be able to add to his vote total directly.
Charlie Kirk's widow praised Spencer's run for office in a post to X Thursday ... writing it doesn't matter whether he wins or loses -- he's a true American for even throwing his hat in the ring and hoping to become part of a solution.
Yes, Spencer's running an unconventional campaign, Erika admits ... but she thinks people are gravitating to him because he's not speaking like a career politician -- he's speaking like a citizen who "sees and deeply understands how fragile the simple things in life are when leadership fails."
Another star has weighed in on Spencer Pratt running for L.A. mayor ... and it's none other than Gabrielle Union.
TMZ caught up with the actress Wednesday as she left The Abbey's 35th anniversary party ... and of course, we had to get her thoughts on the topic that has been dominating SoCal headlines.
As you can see ... Gabrielle gets a hearty chuckle when asked what she thinks of Pratt's political ambitions ... before shouting out "Laguna Beach's" Stephen Colletti -- then declaring she's team "LC," AKA Lauren Conrad.
President Trump won't commit to attending his own son's wedding.
Trump was asked Thursday about going to Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson's destination wedding in the Bahamas, and he told reporters he might be too busy to attend.
POTUS made it clear Don Jr. wants him there ... problem is, Trump says a Memorial Day Weekend wedding is not good timing for him ... what with the Iran War and all.
Trump says he's dealing with "other things" too that might keep him away from the wedding, which he described as a small, little private affair.
Spencer Pratt says he became a Republican because he received a ton of death threats as a reality star -- so he decided to align himself with the party that supports gun ownership.
The former star of "The Hills"-turned-Los Angeles mayoral candidate sat down for an interview Thursday with CNN anchor Elex Michaelson, who asked Spencer on "The Story Is with Elex Michaelson" why he's a Republican.
Spencer started off by saying Elex was going to break some news before explaining that he was getting a slew of death threats because he was once a "hated reality star."
Vivica A. Fox is sounding off on the country’s political mess -- and she’s making one thing crystal clear ... reality TV stars have no business running the show!
We caught up with Vivica in NYC Wednesday, and she did not hold back while talking politics -- throwing shade at Donald Trump and Spencer Pratt over their controversial political ambitions.
Check the clip -- Vivica was fired up, saying the economy and the country need experienced politicians ... not people jumping into politics because they’ve got fame and followers.
Donald Trump is as corrupt as they come … according to 2 police officers who say they defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection -- who are now suing the Trump administration.
D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges and ex-U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn are suing the Trump administration for creating a $1.8 billion “slush fund” to reward insurrectionists … on taxpayers’ dimes.
In the suit filed Wednesday, the two men say the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is the “most brazen act of presidential corruption this century."
Nicki Minaj's bond with President Donald Trumpis the real deal ... with a Trump insider telling us she's never asked him for anything in return.
Charlieran into political consultant Alex Bruesewitz -- who helped connect Nicki with POTUS -- outside the Capitol Hill Club in D.C. on Wednesday ... and he had nothing but praise for Nicki ... calling her a great person with a massive platform.
And check it out ... Bruesewitz told us Nicki and Trump's relationship has blossomed into a genuine friendship. He shut down any speculation Nicki cozied up to Trump for special treatment.
Spencer Pratt's supporters have an endgame for his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles ... pitting him as the hero L.A. needs oppositeKaren Bass andGavin Newsom as Marvel villains ... at least according to a new A.I. attack ad shared online.
The new video dropped Wednesday ... and it borrows heavily from "Avengers: Endgame" and other superhero movies ... with Spencer as Batman facing off against Mayor Bass as Thanos and Governor Newsom as Doctor Doom.
In the ad, Newsom, Bass, former VP Kamala Harris, and a marionette of fellow mayoral candidate Nithya Raman propose "evil" ideas to make L.A. worse and stop Spencer from becoming mayor.
Elon Musk's ex, Ashley St. Clair, says the X owner alluded to using advanced technology in the 2024 election ... along with gaining sensitive information about voting. A source close to Elon adamantly denies the claims.
The former conservative commentator shared her tale on TikTok Monday ... posting a "Get Ready With Me" vid on the app, during which she explained Musk allegedly told her one night while they were alone that he had a bunch of lasers in space ready to help create an "anomaly in the matrix."
St. Clair says she told Elon not to say more when he said the piece he was talking about shouldn't even be on the proverbial chessboard -- because she didn't want to be deposed later on ... so, he never told her exactly what he meant by the comment.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is going nuclear over Vice PresidentJ.D. Vance's declaration she's under investigation for alleged immigration fraud, telling TMZ DC ... the probe is nothing more than a racist, creepy, and weird conspiracy theory.
Jacobgot the Congresswoman from Minnesota leaving her office on Capitol Hill, and asked her about the Veep breathing new life into claims she married her own brother to get U.S. citizenship.
President Donald Trump says he'd likeSpencer Pratt to succeed in his Los Angeles mayoral bid ... because he's heard the candidate is a Trump loyalist, through and through.
POTUS was asked about Pratt -- a fellow reality star running for office just like DJT himself back in 2015 -- at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday morning ... and he says he'd like to see SP do well, since he's heard Pratt's a MAGA supporter.
Trump notes he doesn't know the reality star personally ... but as long as Pratt's rocking with him, he's rocking with Pratt.
Spencer did not exactly embrace the support in a heavily Democratic city, telling TMZ, "Everybody wants me to succeed because L.A. is the most important city in the country," adding, "The only support I need is from moms that wanna feel safe in Los Angeles. I'm laser focused on that."
Senator Ted Cruz and Charlie got in a heated exchange ... over President Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund that might compensate January 6th insurrectionists at taxpayer expense.
Charlie was blunt ... as a taxpayer he didn't want to pay people who committed violence at the Capitol. The Senator from Texas shot back with a question ... Was Charlie concerned about President Biden weaponizing the Justice Department against peaceful protesters as well as President Trump himself?
Charlie pushed back, saying this wasn't about Biden in the past ... it was about Trump in the present -- giving money to January 6th rioters who were convicted of violence.
Ted Cruz is weighing in on the Los Angeles mayoral race ... telling TMZ DC things are so bad in Los Angeles under Mayor Karen Bass ... while praising Spencer Pratt.
Jacob got the Senator from Texas on Capitol Hill and asked him if a potential Trump endorsement would help or hurt Spencer in a solid blue area.
Ted says he doesn't know what the result of Trump endorsement would be ... but he doesn't think it would matter either way, considering what he feels is a steep decline in the quality of life for Angelinos under Bass..
Spencer's been ripping Bass in political attack ads, and Ted says they're going viral because "they speak to a real truth" about "devastating" Bass policies when it comes to wildfires, crime, drug use in the streets and homelessness.
The way Ted sees it ... even the most liberal voter in Los Angeles doesn't want their kids to have to dodge homeless people on the way to school ... or step over human feces on the way to work.
No word if, or when, Spencer might pick up a Trump endorsement ... but it sounds like he's got one here from Ted.
Lindsey Graham is no Jack Osbourne when it comes to the intersection of celebrity and politics, telling TMZ DC ... celebs should absolutely use their platforms to get involved, even if they're gonna be "obnoxious" about it.
Charliegot the Senator from South Carolina on Capitol Hill and asked him about a comment Jack made to us last week ... namely, that celebrities should "shut the f*** up" when it comes to politics.
Spencer Pratt is already making contingency plans for life outside Los Angeles ... and it all depends on how he performs in the mayor’s race.
The 'Hills' alum says he’s now weighing a full exit from Los Angeles if he fails to advance past either the June 2 primary or the Nov. 3 election to become mayor for the city of stars.
Speaking with comedian Adam Carolla, Pratt says plainly ... "If Karen Bass gets reelected or Nithyagets elected, I will be done with trying to live in LA."
